A claim of malpractice is one of the most traumatic experiences in a healthcare provider’s professional life. A patient or patient’s family has challenged the provider’s judgment and competence publicly, and the legal system is structured so that the provider’s care will be judged by lay jurors, rather than by colleagues. This can be a terrifying prospect, and medical malpractice defendants need representation they can trust. To successfully defend their reputation and livelihood, doctors and nurses need lawyers with the experience and resources to understand complex medical issues, the subtleties of healthcare, and the challenges facing those providers in their daily lives. The lawyer must also have the skills necessary to present the provider’s case in an understandable and compelling way to jurors unfamiliar with medical concepts and terminology.

At Yates McLamb and Weyher, our attorneys have defended doctors and nurses in claims and suits arising from almost every practice specialty. We have successfully represented cardiologists, general surgeons, emergency medicine physicians, internists, otolaryngologists, gastroenterologists, nephrologists, ophthalmologists, radiologists, intensivists, obstetricians, urologists, gynecologists, psychiatrists, oncologists, pediatricians, anesthesiologists, family practitioners, physician’s assistants, nurse practitioners and anesthetists, registered nurses, dentists, and pharmacists in suits and claims involving many types of injuries. This experience helps us helps us represent our clients efficiently and effectively in any kind of medical malpractice suit.

With seventeen lawyers in our medical malpractice group (including one physician/attorney and three nurse/attorneys) we have as many dedicated medical malpractice lawyers under one roof as any firm in the state. Four of our malpractice lawyers have been named as Super Lawyers (selection criteria located at http://www.superlawyers.com/), three as Rising Stars (selection criteria located at http://www.superlawyers.com/), two as members of North Carolina’s Legal Elite (selection criteria located at http://www.BusinessNC.com/LegalElite), and one as a Legal Elite Young Gun (selection criteria located at http://www.BusinessNC.com/LegalElite). Our depth allows us to rely on each other for knowledge and support, and to assist each other in providing the best representation of our clients.

We believe in conducting a thorough investigation of the facts of each case early on, obtaining the expert reviews necessary to support available defenses and properly evaluate the claims against our clients. Our work with specialists in many fields and the connections we have built help us to utilize the best expert witnesses for each case, whether they are nationally known researchers or local physicians who communicate well with juries in the defendant’s hometown.

In cases where plaintiffs have suffered catastrophic injuries, it is critical to help jurors separate their natural sympathies for others from legal tests of responsibility for damages. This takes a special kind of advocacy that blends sensitivity and compassion with dedicated and zealous representation. Our lawyers have the experience they need to fight for our clients respectfully, professionally, and successfully.

At Yates McLamb and Weyher, we respect the dedication health care providers bring to their healing work, and we take pride in providing them the help they need in the unfamiliar legal arena.

Kelly A. Brewer	Andrew C. Buckner	Barry S. Cobb
Kathrine E. Fisher	Susan T. Fountain	Claire A. Hunter
Kristen E. Janicek	Dan J. McLamb	Lori Abel Meyerhoffer
Crystal B. Mezzullo	John W. Minier	Jason D. Newton
Shirley M. Pruitt	Mindi L. Schulze	Ryan M. Shuirman
Samuel G. (“Bo”) Thompson, Jr.	Suzanne R. Walker	Maria Papoulias Wood
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